William I Talvas (the shield) House of Bellême, Seigneur of Alençon: Family History of Ivan Hurst

955 - 1060 (105 years)

Generation: 1

1.

William I Talvas (the shield) House of Bellême, Seigneur of Alençon was born in Abt. 955; died in Abt. 1060.

Family/Spouse: de Beaumont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Oliver de Bellême, House of Bellême

Family/Spouse: Hildeburg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Arnulf de Bellême, House of Bellême
4. Mabel de Bellême, House of Bellême was born in 1030; died in 1079.

Generation: 2

2. Oliver de Bellême, House of Bellême (1.William¹)
3. Arnulf de Bellême, House of Bellême (1.William¹)

4.

Mabel de Bellême, House of Bellême

(1.William¹) was born in 1030; died in 1079.

Family/Spouse: receiving the Rape of Arundel at the end of 1067 (or in early 1068). William gave Earl Roger nearly all of what is now the county of West Sussex, which at the time of the Domesday Survey was the Rape of Arundel. Roger the Great de Montgomery, First Earl of Shrewsbury, and Earl of Arundel. Roger (son of Roger de Montgomery, Seigneur of Montgomery) was born in Bef. 1046; died in 1094. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. Robert of Bellême, seigneur de Bellême (or Belèsme), seigneur de Montgomery, viscount of the Hiémois, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury and Count of Ponthieu was born in Abt. 1056; died in Aft. 1130.

Generation: 3

5.

Robert of Bellême, seigneur de Bellême (or Belèsme), seigneur de Montgomery, viscount of the Hiémois, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury and Count of Ponthieu

(4.Mabel², 1.William¹) was born in Abt. 1056; died in Aft. 1130.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

6. William III of Ponthieu, Seigneur de Montgomery in Normandy and Count of Ponthieu was born in 1093; died in 1172.

Generation: 4

6.

William III of Ponthieu, Seigneur de Montgomery in Normandy and Count of Ponthieu

(5.Robert³, 4.Mabel², 1.William¹) was born in 1093; died in 1172.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

7. Ela

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